The startNode command reads the configuration
file for the node agent process and constructs a launch command.
Depending on the options that you specify, the startNode command
creates a new Java virtual machine (JVM) API to
run the agent process, or writes the launch command data to a file.
If you are using the Windows® platform
and the you have the node agent running as a Windows service, the startNode command
will start the associated Windows service and it will be responsible
for starting the node agent.
startNode command reads the
configuration file for the node agent process for a profile that has
been added to the WebSphere® Application Server, Network Deployment cell
and starts the server.
You do not have to use a user name and password with the startNode command
because this command launches a server process but does not invoke
an MBean method.
For more information about where to run this command, see Using
command-line tools.
Syntax
The command syntax is as follows:
startNode [options]
Parameters
The following options are available
for the startNode command:
- -?
- Prints a usage statement.
- -curlib <product_library>
- Specifies the current library to use for the underlying Submit
Job (SBMJOB) CL command.
- -cpyenvvar
- Tells the startNode command to set the environment
variables that are currently defined for the node agent process. The
default is to not set the currently defined environment variables.
- -help
- Prints a usage statement.
- -inllibl <library_list>
- Specifies the initial library list to use for the underlying Submit
Job (SBMJOB) CL command.
- -inlaspgrp <ASP_group>
- Specifies the initial ASP group for the underlying Submit Job
(SBMJOB) CL command.
- -jobd <product_library/job_description>
- Specifies the job description for the underlying Submit Job (SBMJOB)
CL command.
- -jobq <product_library/job_queue>
- Specifies the job queue for the underlying Submit Job (SBMJOB)
CL command.
- -logfile <fileName>
- Specifies the location of the log file to which trace information
is written. By default, the log file is named startServer.log and
is created in your profile_root/logs directory.
- -nowait
- Tells the startNode command not to wait for
successful initialization of the launched node agent process.
- -outq <product_library/output_queue>
- Specifies the output queue for the underlying Submit Job (SBMJOB)
CL command.
- -profileName
- Defines the profile of the Application Server process in a multi-profile
installation. The -profileName option is not required for running
in a single profile environment. The default for this option is the
default profile.
- -quiet
- Suppresses the progress information that the startNode command
prints in normal mode.
- -replacelog
- Replaces the log file instead of appending to the current log.
- -sbs <product_library/subsystem_description>
- Specifies the subsystem to use for the underlying Submit Job (SBMJOB)
CL command.
- -script [<script fileName>] -background
- Generates a launch script with the startServer command
instead of launching the node agent process directly. The launch script
name is an optional argument. If you do not supply the launch script
name, the default script file name is
- start_node_agent.sh
- start_node_agent.bat
node_agent is the name of the node agent.
The -background parameter is an optional parameter
that specifies that the script will run in the background when you
run it.
- -statusport <portNumber>
- An optional parameter that allows an administrator to set the
port number for node agent status callback. The tool opens this port
and waits for status callback from the node agent indicating that
the node agent has started. If the parameter is not set, an unused
port is automatically allocated.
- -trace
- Generates trace information to the log file
for debugging purposes.
- Enables tracing of the native process code
that starts the node agent. The trace output is written to the was_jobname-jobuser-jobnum.log file
which is located in the profile_root/logs directory.
- -timeout <seconds>
- Specifies the waiting time before node initialization times out
and returns an error.
- -usejobd
- Specifies to use the job description from the Submit Job (SBMJOB)
process for the node agent when switching to the Run-As user ID.
Note: This
command does not affect the USER field of the current job description.
Usage scenario
The following examples demonstrate
correct syntax:
startNode
startNode -script (produces the start_node.bat or .sh file)
startNode -trace (produces additional trace statements in the startnode.log file)
startNode
startNode -trace (produces additional trace statements in the startnode.log file)
startNode (Starts the node agent process for the default profile.
The default profile must belong to a product cell.)
startNode -profileName mynode (Starts the node agent for the mynode profile
which belongs to a product cell.)
startNode -trace (produces trace files in the profile_root/logs directory)